Mount Meru by helicopter

Mount Meru a dormant volcano, located in the Arusha National Park. It is an extremely volatile mountain, with its first eruption 1.5 million years ago, blowing out close to a third of its circumference.

The last eruption was in 1910.  It stands at a height of 14,968 feet, making it the fifth highest mountain in Africa. The mountain has several craters and cones, evidence of its volcanic activity. The most prominent caldera is 2.2 meters wide and the the Ngurdoto Crater is 3.6 kilometers wide.